The species was first described in 2014 as Melloleitaoina uru.[1] The specific name uru refers to the Incan myth, telling of the princess Inca Uru, who was transformed into a spider by the gods to do endless spinning.[2] In 2019, it was transferred to the genus Tmesiphantes.[1]
Distinguishing featuresedit
Tmesiphantes uru has (in males) an obvious triangular tooth on the embolus, which is very curved. The female has elongated spermathecae with small granules. It can grow up to 16 mm and has reddish-brown legs, a brown and golden cephalothorax, and a golden-brown urticating patch on the abdomen.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abcde"Taxon details Tmesiphantes uru (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
^ abPerafán, C. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2014). "Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina". ZooKeys (404): 17–129. doi:10.3897/zookeys.404.6243. PMC4023263. PMID 24843274.
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tmesiphantes, species, tarantula, subfamily, theraphosinae, endemic, argentina, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodasubphylum, chelicerataclass, arachnidaorder, araneaeinfraorder, mygalomorphaefamily, theraphosidaegenu. Tmesiphantes uru is a species of tarantula in the subfamily Theraphosinae It is endemic to Argentina 1 Tmesiphantes uruScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaSubphylum ChelicerataClass ArachnidaOrder AraneaeInfraorder MygalomorphaeFamily TheraphosidaeGenus TmesiphantesSpecies T uruBinomial nameTmesiphantes uru Perafan amp Perez Miles 2014 1 Synonyms 1 Melloleitaoina uru Perafan amp Perez Miles 2014Taxonomy editThe species was first described in 2014 as Melloleitaoina uru 1 The specific name uru refers to the Incan myth telling of the princess Inca Uru who was transformed into a spider by the gods to do endless spinning 2 In 2019 it was transferred to the genus Tmesiphantes 1 Distinguishing features editTmesiphantes uru has in males an obvious triangular tooth on the embolus which is very curved The female has elongated spermathecae with small granules It can grow up to 16 mm and has reddish brown legs a brown and golden cephalothorax and a golden brown urticating patch on the abdomen 2 References edit a b c d e Taxon details Tmesiphantes uru Perafan amp Perez Miles 2014 World Spider Catalog Natural History Museum Bern Retrieved 2021 01 09 a b Perafan C amp Perez Miles F 2014 Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli 1960 Araneae Mygalomorphae Theraphosidae from northern Argentina ZooKeys 404 17 129 doi 10 3897 zookeys 404 6243 PMC 4023263 PMID 24843274 nbsp This Theraphosidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tmesiphantes uru amp oldid 1157847926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
